WMO Commission for Agriculture Meteorology (CAgM)

CAgM Management Group

CAgM President Dr. Byong Lee (Republic of Korea)
CAgM Vice President Dr. Federica Rossi (Italy)
Chair OPAG 1 Services Prof. Sue Walker (South Africa)
Co-Chair OPAG 1 Services Dr. L.S. Rathore (India)
Chair OPAG 2 Support Dr. Orivaldo Brunini (Brazil)
Co-Chair OPAG 2 Support Dr. Harlan Shannon (USA)
Chair OPAG 3 Impacts Dr Roger Stone (Australia)
Co-Chair OPAG 3 Impacts Dr Simone Orlandini (Italy)

Terms of Reference for CAgM Management Group (MG)

(a) Advise the president on all matters related to the work of the Commission;

(b) Keep under review the internal structure and working methods of the Commission and make necessary adjustments to the working structure in the intercessional period;

(c) Ensure the overall integration of the programme areas and coordinate strategic planning issues;

(d) Review and decide upon priorities and schedules for the activation of Open Programme Area Group (OPAG) teams and reporters, taking into account requirements expressed at the session of the Commission, and assess and evaluate the progress achieved and provide continuing guidance on timescales for their work and outputs;

(e) Advise the president of the Commission on matters related to cooperation with other technical commissions and support to other WMO and related programmes;

(f) Advise the president of the Commission on requirements arising between its sessions for new appointments of OPAG chairpersons and co-chairpersons, establishment or activation of teams and reporters, and designation of team leaders;

OPAG 3

Climate Change/Variability and Natural Disasters in Agriculture

Chair: Professor Roger Stone: Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments, USQ, Australia
Co-chair: Simone Orlandini, Italy

The goal of the OPAG 3 is to summarize, analyse, and report on the status of climate climate/variability studies, mitigation and adaptation strategies, and methodologies to reduce natural disaster impacts, and help improve the utility of long-term climate predictions in agriculture.

3.1- Implementation/Coordination Team (ICT) on Climate Change/Variability and Natural Disasters in Agriculture (ICCND)

Membership for ICCND

Chair Roger STONE (Australia)
Co Chair Simone ORLANDO (Italy)
Barnabas CHPINDU (Zimbabwe)
Kwon HYOJUNG (Republic of Korea)
Flavio Barbosa JUSTINO Brazil
Clyde FRAISSE USA
Flaviana HILARIO Philippines
Cathleen FRUHAUF Germany


Terms of Reference for ICCND

(a) To review and coordinate the activities of the OPAG, as well as additional related activities of priority to the Commission, in order to ensure their effective implementation and adoption within Member countries;

(b) To summarize the status of climate change/variability studies as they impact national and regional agriculture, rangelands, forestry and fisheries;

(c) To appraise and report on current capabilities in the analysis of climate change and variability specifically as they relate to and affect agriculture, rangelands, forestry and fisheries at the national and regional levels;

(d) To review the results of climate change and variability scenarios at the regional level and promote appropriate agrometeorological adaptation strategies to mitigate the impacts on the productivity of agricultural, forestry and fisheries;

(e) To identify deficiencies in the operational applications of long-range predictions for agriculture, and make recommendations for improving the technology for the benefit of agriculture at the national and regional levels;

(f) To raise awareness of the work of the OPAG and to capture opportunities for promoting its work;

(g) To liaise with the various coordinators of the CAgM MG, as appropriate, in the implementation of the activities of the team; and

(h) To prepare reports in accordance with timetables established by the OPAGs and/or MG.

3.2 - Expert Team on Weather and Climate Extremes and Impacts and Preparedness Strategies in Agriculture, Rangelands, Livestock, Forestry, and Fisheries (ETWIPS)

Membership for ETWIPS:

Leader: Goolaup PREMCHAND (Mauritius)
S,Masoud Mostafavi DARANI
(Islamic Republic of Iran)
Liliana NÚÑEZ (Argentina)
John PRUEGER (USA)
Shoni MAGUIRE (Australia)
Visnjica VUCETIC (Croatia)



Terms of Reference for ETWIPS

(a) To determine the critical areas where agricultural production is vulnerable to extremes in different regions; and to suggest continuous monitoring strategies for early detection in vulnerable areas;

(b) To appraise and report on current capabilities in the analysis of climate risks and to summarize the different strategies of coping with climate risks in agriculture, livestock, forestry and fisheries in collaboration with CCl, where appropriate;

(c) To evaluate and further develop methodologies for climate risk mapping for use by insurance industry; and

(d) To submit reports in accordance with timetables established by the OPAG and/or the MG.

3.3 Expert Team on the User Responses to information Disseminated on Climate Variability and Climate Change: Adaptation to Changing Climate at the Regional Level (ETURCC)

Membership for ETURCC

Leader: Ward SMITH (Canada) Mokhele MOELETSE (South Africa)
Lydia GROM (Uzbekistan)
Edgar IMAÑA (Bolivia)
Rosalina DE GUZMAN (Philippines)
Pavol NEDJELIK (Slovakia)


Terms of Reference for ETURCC

(a) To review and assess the response of agricultural communities to information provided on climate change, in order to improve their capacity to cope with climate change;

(b) To review the integrated methodologies for the assessment of impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation measures in order to develop the capacity of agricultural communities to cope with climate change/variability and risks management in agriculture;

(c) To assess the current status of communication of climate alert information to the user communities in different Regions, and recommend ways and means of improving dissemination, in collaboration with CCl, where appropriate;

(d) To summarize the status of preparedness and coping strategies as well as the impacts on sustainable agriculture and translate into user-friendly language;

(e) To review the strengths and weaknesses of existing provisions in the national climate policies related to climate extremes impacting on agriculture: and

(f) To submit reports in accordance with timetables established by the OPAG and/or the MG.